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| closed        = 1911 (fire)
| manufacturer  = The Automatic Vaudeville Company
| manufacturer  = The Automatic Vaudeville Company
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Revision as of 18:24, 26 February 2023

Automatic Vaudeville
Type Unknown
Park Section North, Midway
Opened Unknown
Closed 1911 (fire)
Manufacturer The Automatic Vaudeville Company

The Automatic Vaudeville was an attraction in the Midway[1]. The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,[2] so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the 1911 fire.[3][4] Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune telling.[5]

References

  1. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916. Date Modified: 23 December 2021.
  2. "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
  3. "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [1]
  4. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.
  5. "Cyrstal Hall." Cinema Treasures. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576